A tall, beautiful plant with large leaves and a huge umbrella of white flowers attracts attention. Many tourists are trying to take photos with cow-beans. Unfortunately, more often than not, this experience ends sadly - the cow-barker leaves burns, which can lead to serious health problems.
What does the cow-grass burn look like?
Symptoms of a burn with a cow-weevil do not appear immediately. The fact is that the juice of the plant becomes caustic only when interacting with sunlight. Therefore, if the skin is hidden under clothing, at first you will notice only a slight reddening, usually around the hair follicles on the skin. If at this stage, thoroughly wash the burn site with running cold water, quickly treat with alcohol-containing liquid and apply Panthenol, or another anti-burn agent, the unpleasant consequences will be minimized. The main thing is to put a bandage on the place of contact with the plant in order to prevent direct sun rays from entering.
Unfortunately, in most cases people pay attention to the burn of a hogweed in a considerable time, when blisters and ulcers appear on the skin. The longer it takes to delay first aid, the worse consequences will be:
- 2nd degree burn ;
- increased body temperature;
- fever;
- weakness, nausea.
What to do when burned cow-weevil?
Treatment of burns by a hawk depends on the area of the lesion and its location. You must call an ambulance, or consult a doctor if:
- The burn is on the face, or head;
- the burn area is more than 10% of the total area of the body;
- there was a long insolation resulting in the formation of deep ulcers and large blisters;
- a sharp increase in body temperature;
- a strong allergic reaction began.
In the event that the burn is on one of the limbs and small in size, you can handle on their own. The first thing you need to do after the detection is to get wet the place of the burn with a few napkins, or cloth. Movements should be point-like, so as not to increase the affected area, spreading the juice over the skin. Your task is to remove it. After this, disinfect the burn site and apply a special remedy.
- Panthenol;
- Levomekol ;
- Olazole;
- Rescuer.
Ointment from burns of hogweed should be applied 3-4 times a day for a week. The same amount of time is not recommended to appear in the sun. Blisters should not be opened independently, this should be done by a doctor. If they cause severe discomfort, you can pump out fluid from them using a syringe.